EVERYTHING WEST OF THE HUDSON IS KANSAS

Older readers of the NewYorker magazine will remember Saul Steinberg’s immortal drawing of the New Yorker’s vision of America, where there was nothing between NYC and SF, except maybe Chicago and Kansas.

Well, even though she’s a native of the Old Line State, she’s still a Right Coaster, so Ch J L Paige (“Iron Fist”) Marvel can’t be bothered with those flyovers.

Only she does it thus: “…the Court lodged a Request for Place of Trial which improperly seeks to Bismarck, North Dakota, as the requested place of trial in this case. The Court’s records reflect that this case is being conducted under the Court’s regular tax case procedures, and not the small tax case procedures. Only cases conducted under the Court’s small tax case procedures may be tried in Wichita, Kansas.” Order, at p. 1.

Wichita, Bismarck, who cares? Everything west of the Hudson is Kansas.

An author, teacher, advocate and trusted advisor, Lew Taishoff is a New York City-based attorney with 51 years of experience in corporate and individual tax and real estate matters. He is an Enrolled Agent, examined and admitted to practice before the Internal Revenue Service, and admitted to practice before the United States ... Continue reading →